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Dorval, Que., unveils trilingual pedestrian signage following fatal accident

The city of Dorval, Que., has implemented new pedestrian crossings along one of its transit corridors. With signage in French, English, and Inuktitut, they are intended to help prevent fatal accidents similar to one that took place last year. Photo courtesy City of Dorval The city of Dorval, Que., has implemented new pedestrian crossings along one of its transit corridors. […]

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Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 10:32 AM

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Student designs temporary wayfinding signage for Montreal’s LRT system

A graphic design student at Concordia University in Montreal has devised a temporary solution for the lack of wayfinding signage at a station for the Réseau express métropolitain (REM), the city’s new light rail transit (LRT) system. […]

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Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 3:25 PM

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Billboard advertising Corona (beer, not the virus [Ed]) collects plastic while floating in St. Lawrence River in Quebec (Sign Media)

Corona Canada recently launched a plastic-collecting billboard, to help reduce the amount of waste in the St. Lawrence River near Boucherville, Que. Photo courtesy Corona Canada Corona Canada recently launched a plastic-collecting billboard, to help reduce the amount of waste in the St. […]

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Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM

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Fun Interactive DOOH Campaign Takes Dark Turn With Passersby (16:9)

The province of Quebec’s auto insurance arm ran an interactive, gesture-driven Digital OOH campaign that started out as fun but then turned very dark ... […]

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Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 10:46 AM

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16:9: Hivestack Gets $10M Infusion From Quebec Gov’t Investment Wing

Montreal-based Hivestack, which has a platform for programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising, has done $10 million equity funding with an investment arm of the provincial government, Investissement Québec (IQ). The funding enables Hivestack to expand its workforce locally and globally, with a focus on R&D. […]

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Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 12:11 AM

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Highway Billboard Color-Matches Paint Swatches To Surrounding Sky’s Color

This a couple of years old, but just stumbled on it. The Quebec DIY store Reno Depot did a Digital OOH campaign in Feb. 2015 in Quebec that used a sensor to match conditions and color to house-brand paint swatches available at the store. […]

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Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 10:02 AM

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16:9: Grocer Uses Dynamic Data To Manage Mass Content Updates On Digital Signage Network

Here’s a simple but effective example of using data to handle what would otherwise by a nightmare job is done by one person running a digital signage network. The Quebec supermarket chain IGA is running a daily contest at its roughly 300 stores that gives away prizes and announces the winner on screens inside the stores, with the winners local to each store. […]

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Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 10:31 AM

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